(PC)Dearwester
(PC)Dearwester v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANK LEE DEARWESTER, Case No. 1:15-cv-00354-SKO (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF
FROM FILING FEE UNDER 28 U.S.C.
v. § 1915
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF (Doc. 19)
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants.
17 Plaintiff Frank Lee Dearwester is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis. On September 4, 2015, the Court dismissed this action for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted. (Doc. 14.) On May 7, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting relief from the filing fee payments required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). (Doc. 19.) Prisoners proceeding in forma pauperis are “required to pay the full amount of a filing fee” of a civil action they initiate. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Such prisoners are required to pay “an initial partial filing fee of 20 percent of the greater of … the average monthly deposits to the prisoner’s account … or … the average monthly balance in the…